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Ritch C. Savin-Williams

Professor and Chairperson of Human Development

  • G77 M. Van Rensselaer Hall
  • Cornell University
  • Ithaca NY 14853
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Interests

The development of same-sex attractions, behaviors, and identities; gay, lesbian, and bisexual youth; gender nonconformity; clinical psychology; personality and social development during adolescence

Social & Personality Psychology

Selected Publications

  • Savin-Williams, R. C. (1998). ". . . and then I became gay:" Young men's stories. New York: Routledge.

  • Savin-Williams, R. C. (2001). “Mom, Dad. I’m gay.” How families negotiate coming out. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.

  • Savin-Williams, R. C. (2005). The new gay teenager. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

  • Savin-Williams, R. C. (2008). Then and now: Recruitment, definition, diversity, and positive attributes of same-sex populations. Developmental Psychology, 44, 135-138.

  • Savin-Williams, R. C., Cohen, K. M., Joyner, K., & Rieger, G. (2010). Depressive symptoms among same-sex oriented young men: Importance of reference group. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 39.

  • Savin-Williams, R. C. & Ream, G. L. (2007). Prevalence and stability of sexual orientation components during adolescence and young adulthood. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 36, 385-394.

  • Diamond, L. M. & Savin-Williams, R. C. (2009). Adolescent sexuality. In R. M. Lerner & L. Steinberg (Eds.), Handbook of adolescent psychology, 3rd edition (pp. 479-523). New York: Wiley.

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